Yes, the goofy-looking Gremlin (which was at heart a shortened Hornet with a hatchback rear ... to $150 to cover food and lodging if your new AMC stranded you on a trip. That was serious stuff ...

Starting with the Hornet, which was available in wagon, sedan, and liftback coupe variants, AMC cut a foot out of the wheelbase and added a steeply slanted hatchback to create the Gremlin.

Yes, we're talking about the AMC Gremlin. Why the Gremlin ... ignorant", the pair's tour around Manhattan in the dreadful hatchback is cut short by something a bit more suited to the tastes ...